Etymograph

English

trivector

From tri- + vector.

Formed from tri- + vector

Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three, threefold’

Proto-Italic *tri- ‘three, tri-’

English tri-

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’

Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti ‘to be transporting’

Proto-Italic *weɣō ‘to carry, convey’

Latin vehō ‘to carry, transport, bear’

Latin vector ‘carrier, transporter’

English vector

Today it means

noun A multivector of grade three.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / trivector